Line #58 DarthWiki/BeyondTheEmptyMarches


1	''DarthWiki/BeyondTheEmptyMarches'' is an ongoing ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaign set in the fictional world of Enrea, which first appeared in the [[SoftReboot 2016 campaign]] ''DarthWiki/ThroughTheEmptyMarches''. 200 years before the start of the game, a magical experiment gone horribly wrong shook the foundation of the material plane, shattering the continent of Enrea into five different planes, separated from one another by the void known as the Empty Marches. Contact between the five shards was only possible through the magitech locomotives invented by Xunder Ironforge… until now.
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3	The Ironforge Transportation Group has just unveiled their greatest creation, the {{Spelljammer}}, a magitech vessel that can quite literally travel [[TitleDrop beyond the Empty Marches]]. At least, it can if the dragon [[BigBad Votar]] doesn't destroy the world before the Spelljammer's maiden voyage.
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5	!!''Beyond The Empty Marches'' contains the following tropes:
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7	* CoolTrain: The Forerunners, the magitech trains that can cut through the Empty Marches.
8	%%* DungeonPunk
9	* FantasticRacism: Drow, Gnolls, Orcs, and Tieflings still feel the after-effects of this, as they were historically considered "Monster Races" who barred from civilized areas and in some cases hunted down. While both Bane Enterprises and the Republic of Mal'Tauren have since taken measures to protect these peoples, old tensions still linger.
10	* {{Magitek}}: An essential part of the setting.
11	* OurMagesAreDifferent: While traditional wizards still exist in the setting, many adventurers purchase (or scavenge) Magitech devices to emulate magic abilities.
12	* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Liante, Lucien Maestus, Sy, and every Strathmore but Iulia.]]
13	* WhatMeasureIsANonhuman: The Warforged are built by SylvCorp using synthetic bodies and sophisticated Enchantment magic, but their key components- wood, stone, or crystal from the Feywild- gives them full sentience.
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15	!!Characters:
16	[[folder:The Task Force]]
17	[[WMG:Cadense]]
18	A Tiefling Paladin/Sorcerer raised by an Aasimar Cleric.
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20	* BoomerangBigot: He sees other Tieflings as [[AlwaysChaoticEvil monsters]].
21	%%* EmoTeen
22	* VillainousLineage: He inherited his magical abilities from his mother, who in turn received her powers from [[TheDreaded Nefos.]]
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24	[[WMG:Jasper Brimstone]]
25	A Halfling Alchemist who lives a life of crime.
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27	%%* LovableRogue
28	* MadBomber: His fighting style involves throwing flasks of volatile elixirs at his enemies.
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30	[[WMG:Julius Starford]]
31	A Tiefling Warlock who leads a [[InsistentTerminology church]] of Baphomet.
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33	%%* GrumpyOldMan
34	* WellIntentionedExtremist: He made a [[DealWithTheDevil pact]] with Baphomet to seek retribution for the Tiefling purges.
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36	[[WMG:Kira Spiderkiller]]
37	A Human Fighter and member of the Galenian nobility.
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39	%%* BadassNormal
40	* ICallItVera: Her signature weapon is a warhammer named "Larry."
41	* OnlySaneMan: She's notably the only character unaffected by the Demon Lords' influence in Shadowfell.
42	%%* TokenHuman
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44	[[WMG:Ridley]]
45	A Fairy Artificer who scavenges Necrotech.
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47	* CyborgWizard: He amplifies his innate magical abilities with cybernetic enhancements.
48	* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Even in-universe, Ridley's use of magitech sets him apart from other Fey.
49	* PintSizedPowerhouse: He's only two-feet tall, but almost single-handedly defeats a Mind Flayer in hand-to-hand combat.
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51	[[WMG:SABRE]]
52	A Warforged Wizard on a quest to [[DoAndroidsDream understand emotion]].
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54	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Fittingly, his familiar is a cuckoo bird.
55	* FragileSpeedster: Compared to older Warforged models, he's faster and more agile, but has sacrificed durability.
56	%%* RobotWizard
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58	[[/folder]]
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60	[[folder:The Dragons]]
61	[[WMG:Adowar]]
62	The Blue Dragon who protects the Eternal Valley.
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64	* AchillesInHisTent: After failing to stop the Shattering, Adowar faked his death and went into self-imposed exile.
65	* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Defied. While he initially serves Tiamat, he ultimately chooses the side of Good.
66	%%* CowardlyLion
67	* HeelFaceTurn: He turned on Votar when the latter tried to wipe out all non-dragons.
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69	[[WMG:Nefos]]
70	The Red Dragon who conquered Galenia.
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72	* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler:He's ultimately defeated the same way he defeated Votar: betrayed by his own protege and trapped inside an [[SealedEvilInACan Orb of Dragonkind]].]]
73	* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He’s defeated halfway through the first season. The first successful Mind Flayer is “born” the next day.]]
74	* EvilOverlord: He ruled over both Galenia and the Elemental Plane at various points.
75	* ManipulativeBastard: Despite his power, he enjoys coercing others into doing his dirty work, and regularly twists his own words when making promises to his followers.
76	%%* TheStarscream: To Votar.
77	* TookALevelInBadass: Tiamat transformed him from an already badass Dragon into an Archfiend.
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79	[[WMG:Votar]]
80	The Black Dragon who haunts Shadowfell.
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82	%%* AxCrazy
83	* GreaterScopeVillain: He was directly responsible for Nefos's DealWithTheDevil, and his grimoire is the setting's most recurring ArtifactOfDoom.
84	* OmnicidalManiac
85	* SealedEvilInACan: Since Votar can [[JokerImmunity resurrect himself]] if his body dies, trapping his spirit was the only way to defeat him permanently... at least, until he got out.
86	* SuperSupremacist: He believes that Dragons are superior to all other life forms.
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88	[[/folder]]
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90	[[folder:BaneEnterprises]]
91	[[WMG:Daveth Canseer]]
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93	%%* DisappearedDad
94	%%* EliteMook
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96	[[WMG:Iulia Strathmore]]
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98	* MadScientist: Not quite as mad as her brother, but she uses her vast wealth and resources to resurrect dinosaurs.
99	* ReassignedToAntarctica: Subverted. While she's based in a desert wasteland, she does arguably [[CutLexLuthorACheck the most important work]] for the company.
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101	[[WMG:Lazarus Strathmore]]
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103	* BigGood: Deconstructed. He's beloved in his homeland for defeating Nefos, rebuilding Galenia, and ushering in a new era of prosperity. [[spoiler: He also murdered all his rivals and mind-controlled his bodyguard and adopted son so they would forget his misdeeds.]]
104	* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:He attempted to destroy the Eye of Vecna when he took over the company.]]
105	%%* MadScientist
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107	[[WMG:Maurice Strathmore/[[spoiler:Vigo Maestus]]]]
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109	%%* {{BFG}}: The Bad News.
110	* ChangelingTale: [[spoiler:He was kidnapped by [[TheFairFolk Elves]] and returned to Galenia as a Changeling.]]
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112	[[/folder]]
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114	[[folder:The Republic of Mal'Tauren]]
115	[[WMG:Andromeda Ang'Thraven/[[spoiler:The Weaver]]]]
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117	* {{Expy}}: Due her Elven heritage and hatred of necromancy, [[spoiler:as well as her connection to Shadowfell, she's essentially a mortal version of [[GodOfTheDead the Raven Queen]].]]
118	* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: She created the Mind Flayers.]]
119	* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler:She replaces Liante as the Weaver.]]
120	* MissingMom: She mysteriously vanished when her son Jovian was a child.
121	* WellIntentionedExtremist: She fought on the side of the rebels during the Elven Civil War [[spoiler:And used the Book of Vile Darkness to kill Lazarus Strathmore]], all in the name of freedom and peace.
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123	[[WMG:Jovian Canseer]]
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125	* MosesInTheBulrushes: [[spoiler:His mother abandoned him to protect him from the [[ArtifactOfDoom Book of Vile Darkness]].]]
126	%%* NatureHero
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128	[[WMG:Lav'nathinia Hastur]]
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130	%%* TheGoodKing
131	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: She's not called "the Warrior Queen of Mal'Tauren" for nothing.
132	* WeUsedToBeFriends: She teamed up with Lazarus Strathmore and Syha'nyth Ang'Thraven to defeat Nefos before drifting apart.
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134	[[WMG:Syha'nyth Ang'Thraven]]
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136	* AffectionateNickname: His friends and family call him "Sy."
137	* DyingAsYourself: Averted. His necrotech enhancements are the result of his failed HeroicSacrifice after breaking free from Liante's mind contol. [[spoiler:Played straight when he dies fighting the Mind Flayers... then subverted when he's instantly resurrected as a mindless husk.]]
138	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Even while BrainwashedAndCrazy, he genuinely cares for his sister and nephew.
139	%%* FragileSpeedster
140	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: He's joined a terrorist cell, saved Galenia from Nefos, assassinated Strathmore's political rivals, retired to raise a family, helped create the Mind Flayers, and helped defeat the Mind Flayers.
141	* WeakenedByTheLight: Downplayed. He has enough necrotech [[spoiler:including the Hand of Vecna]] to get by during the day, but his Shadow Magic only works in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin shadows]].
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143	[[/folder]]
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145	[[folder:Outsiders]]
146	[[WMG:The Child of the Shattering]]
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148	[[WMG:Granny Hollycombs]]
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150	[[WMG:Harmony]]
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152	[[WMG:Xochitl]]
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154	[[/folder]]
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156	[[folder:Other Characters]]
157	[[WMG:Ansel Willowwalker]]
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159	[[WMG:Liante the Weaver]]
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161	[[WMG:Lilith Marr]]
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163	[[WMG:NOR-75]]
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165	[[WMG:Roscoe Copperpot]]
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167	[[WMG:Savril Carcossa]]
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169	[[WMG:TB_3000]]
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